Marion, Dropbox is designed to sync your files to the latest version
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ 2marion wimps <2wi...@gmail.com> wrote: >There is definitely something strange happening here. I have Legacy on two >computers - A - my laptop and B my desktop. I use Dropbox so I can use them >as and when I need to. I have used FS from computer A but never from >Computer B (don't know if this makes a difference). When I searched the >files today on Computer B for a modified date for anything prior to >21/08/2013 and there were no files showing prior to that date. >Tonight I have come on to Computer A and did the same search - and there >are hundreds of dates prior to 21/08/2013 - but as soon as I select that >person the modified date changes to - 21/08/2013!!!! I haven't touched the >person but the date changes without me doing anything - and when I go back >to search for all dates prior to 21/08/2013 the person I looked at is no >longer in the pre 21/08/2013 list. > >Now can anyone explain that one!!?? > >Marion > > >On 13 September 2013 21:03, Ronald Bernier <ronaldbern...@icloud.com> wrote: > >> This is yet another example of why I will not use FS. Overall, linking >> to FS seems to be creating problems that far outweigh any benefits. I >> will stick with manually searching FS and/or Ancestry. If any changes >> are made or data added to my database, it will be by my choice only.****** >> >> Ron Bernier >> Woonsocket, RI >> Sent from iCloud >> >> >> On Sep 13, 2013, at 08:55 AM, singhals <singh...@erols.com> wrote: >> >> I wouldn't be surprised to learn that FS changed the >> last-modified date in one's desktop data. I know for a fact >> that merely /looking/ at the details at FS creates a >> change-record and stamps you as the maker of the last change. >> >> Cheryl >> >> Bob Janice wrote: >> >> Since it appears that my dates have changed also, I did a little bit of >> >> playing around tonight trying to pinpoint the problem. What made me >> >> curious was the fact that some people said their dates did change while >> >> others said they didn't. >> >> I noticed that the last modified date would change if I logged into >> >> Family Search from within Legacy and simply looked at the possible >> >> matches for an individual. I simply looked - didn't update any of the >> >> information either from or to Family Search. >> >> If someone else could take a look at this it MAY explain why some >> >> peoples dates changed and others did not. Perhaps those that did had >> >> accessed Family Search and those that didn't did not access it. Just a >> >> thought . . . >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and >> on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
